WRIT OF PRIECIPE
\ɹˈɪt ɒv pˈiː ɹˈa͡ɪ ˈɛsa͡ɪp], \ɹˈɪt ɒv pˈiː ɹˈaɪ ˈɛsaɪp], \ɹ_ˈɪ_t ɒ_v p_ˈiː ɹ_ˈaɪ ˈɛ_s_aɪ_p]\
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This writ is also called a "writ of covenant" and is sued out bythe party to whom lands are to be conveyed by fine, the foundation of which is asupposed agreement or covenant that the one shall convey the land to the other. 2 Bl.Comm. 349.
By Henry Campbell Black
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hydromorphic
- [Greek] Structurally adapted to an aquatic environment, as organs of water plants.